PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 298, 26 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

-V cable message from Adelaide announces tlie death'of Commander Ellis, marine superintendent of the Adelaide Steam Ship Company. A cable mesage from Athens reeeived last night stated that King Constantino of Greece is improving and the crisis has passed. A London cable message states that Lieutenant - Colonel Wilfrid Robert Smith, Lord Beauchamp's A.D.C., lias neen killed in Flanders. A Melbourne cablegram s ays the New Zealand passengers on the P. and 'O. steamer Egypt, from London, are Messrs Rowelslie and Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Morlancl. The Hon. ,T. A. Millar, who has been lying very ill at his home in Auckland for some weeks, is reported now to b« slightly better, though still verv far from well. A London cable received this mormn." states that Lord Stamfordham's son has been killed at Festubert. Lord Stamfordham is private seerctarv to the lung. A private cable received in Stratford yesterday stated that Private T. J. Slieahan, who was wounded in the opening engagement at the Dardanelles, ! s progressing favorably. Word was received in Hawera yesterday of the death at Manutuke, Poverty Bay, of Mr. Peter (Livingston brother of the late Mr. James Livingston. He had been ill for some twelve months. Many years ago lie was a resident of this district. Mr. Forbes (Opposition Whip), and Messrs G. Witty (Riccarton), ,J. T. M. ITornsby (Wairarapa), W. 1). S. MaeJ>onald (Bay of Plenty), Liberal M.P\ arrived at Wiiangarei yesterdav. and proceeded north to take part in the contest for the Bay of Islands seat.—Press Association. -Mrs. Loach, of Christchureh, has received the following cablegram from Major Loach, from Cairo:— I "Pro<-rcss-well. Received promotion.' 0 As Major Loach was under the late Colonel Macbean Stewart, Commander of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Majir Loach has 110 doubt been appointed to the command. On Monday night at Eltiiam, the last night of their occupancy of the Eltham Hotel, ,\lr. and Mrs. Leatham were entertained by their inanv friends His Worship the Mayor, ,Mr. jlradshaw' Dive occupied the chair, and presented Mr' Leatham with a case of silver-mounted pipes and gold-mounted cigarette holder, and to Mrs. Leatham a ease of silv»rliiountcd ebony backed hair brushes ami unlet outfit.

Mi. s Hen nee Day, the popular actress with , the I'hmmer-Hall Company has been advised that her son, Mr ' Kobin \\nll who passed oitt of Clifton College (Midland) in December last, and has Since been training with the Inns of .0" (,llicel ' s ' Training Corps, has been given a commission in the :ird Lane;,, sure liegimenfc. He is the youngest of the (.lllton College boys to gain a commission and soon hopes to he in action under Nr Douglas Haig, who is also an '•old boy ' of the college. Members of the legal profession in lawera met yesterday morning to say farewell and to make a presentation :'o -Mr, is. (~ iSeliar, who leaves to-ii'.orro,v ""'"nng on a Jong holiday. ()„ behalf oi Ins lellow members, Mr. it. 1). Welsh bade larcwcll to Mr. Sellar and expresshe hope that the rest and change won d give the desired health, lie then handed to Mr. Sellar a gold watch as a ("ken oi tile esteem in which Mr. Selhir was held, and wished him (lod speed. Alter a number of other members of the >ar had spoken, Mr. fSeilar returned tnanks to his friends. The s talV of .Messrs 1 lalliweli, Cellar, and Thoms-.ii met on .Monday afternoon to say goodbye to Mr. It. 0. Sellar. As a nieiiieuto a little presentation was made to him in the form of a very line gold albert. flie directors of the Stratford Central Co-op. .Store Company at their last meeting passed a vote of condolence to Mr. N. 11. Fryday and family on the death of their son in the fighting at the Da"-